His real name is Cory Florez. He was born in Toledo, OH. Rayne originated from the music group "Brotherz" in 2001. "Brotherz" founded JnC Records. He joined a performance team in his early teens which allowed him to perform all over the U.S. His first music audition was for Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men. He later won a Toledo Talent Search in 2008 for Capitol Records, Rayne won and the deal was turned down. Rayne is a founding member of Hip Hop group "Havik", formed in 2007. They released their first album, "The Road Ahead" in 2008. The second album, "Feel The Vibe" was released in 2009. Havik went on to release their third album "The Third Lane" in 2010. Havik became affiliated with Singer "Jazz" of Dru Hills independant label "Taj Ent.". Due to complications the affiliation ended. Rayne collaborated with artist "Overtime", out of Missoula, MT, on the song "Gypsy" for Overtimes album "Divided We Fall", which peaked #4 on the billboards. Havik reunited in 2019 and released a new album entitled "Infinity" in 2020. On May 4th, 2020 Havik signed with "Layzie Bone" of Platinum selling recording group "Bone Thugs n Harmony", joining the Mo Thugs/Harmony Howse Ent. roster. Havik re-released "Infinity" under HHE in 2022, and are slated to release an HHE album. Rayne appears on Layzie Bone's 2023 album "Hypnotic Rhythms", in the songs "Pillar" and "A Place". Rayne released his solo album entitled "Rayne Drops" on Jan 1st 2024.